Ornamental article.



R. WqB QTH. 'ORNAMBNTAL ARTICLE.

: APPLICATION FILED MAY 6.1907.

PATENTED APR. 14, 1908.

waA M a VATTOHNE)" PATENT; FICE- RALPH AW. Boers}, or NEWIYQKQ-ni. AssieNoit'roee rnl w: 'B OOfIH, J R., 'OF BROOKLYN,

Y No. 384,993}

To all whbm it may mam;-

ork and State York, inthe ebuntyprynew tNew o rha e ae taei ;newan. n Ornamental Articles,

usefullmprovemen a a of which the follow ng s specification. My invention relates ;to the line arts; 1

and inexpensive article i of manufacture adapted to bevused for ornamental purposes and also adapted} to servelthetwo foldfunction of a match scratcheran'dornamental.ada vertising medium susceptible of use on or as part of calendars',;,maps and the "like."

from the following] description and claims when the same-areeonsidered connection with he accompanying drawings} forming part. of this specification, in whieh:

Figure 1 isa front elevation'ol myhnovel article of manufacture.

l igif-Zjis a. trans verse section ofthe same. .j Fig.3 1s ELVIBW similar to Fig. 1', illustrative ofafmotjlifica-Q tion hereinafter referredftoiin detail.

Referring by numeral tofthe said, draw-,-

yto r i fr use thereof: 1 isitlie base fil yilly. novel article whichis preferably ofglass, as shown, though ings, and more par ticula-rl it maybe of metal; x vood, cardboard, textile fabric or other nntterial"suitabletothe purpose of my invention, withoutinvolving de parture fronrthe scope-thereof On its face the said base 1' bearsajpictureiwhich-may partly or wholly cover the saidface n the discretion of the manufacturer.

3 is-a layer of binding material which is preferably extended; over "the-entire face of: the base 1, though it may when desired correj spond in areat the picture25when theflatter does not extend entirely overrthe f ace of the base. W a transparent 1n. order to. assure mlvantageous display of the picturel2 therethrough; and

it is preferably composed of animal and fish glue mixed with aeetic aeid or vinegar or any other solvent suitable tof'the purpose. 1

After thelayer of binding material dds-applied to th'efaceoffthe base l over icture 2;.

and, before said 'bindingfnjiateria v sets or hardens, a mixture 40f comininuted bro'nze ,es'idingat New,

The said lay'er of binding materiallis iold the commingled Patented April 145 1908..

bronze and transparent sand and eflect secure'eonnection of the same to the base 1., ltwvj ilhalsoibe apparent that in addition to enhancing theornamental appearance of the article and displayingthe picture 2 to advanttgafithe mixture 4-constitutes an efficient v 1match-scratchert.e., a surface on which am A it seeks to provide a'simple, easily produced matchesfima A. be easily and expeditiously ignited as wi lbe manifest, the comminuted bronzewill illuminate and in. that way greatly increase"the-attractiveness of the foremost layerof the articles 3 The sand I- prefer to employ inthe layer or mixture 4 iswashed sea sand which, as' IS'WGll a I known,istransparent, and in order to avoid The inventionwvill' bewfully understood dent; to the mixing ofthe sand and bronze I efieot the mixing in anon-metallic vesselhavingacelluloid or other non-metallic top;- metal being objectionable for the purpose inasmuch as it would be likely to discolor the sand andjrender' the same non-transparent. When the base 1 is of transparent glass, the picture or other matter to be displayed may e embedded in" the glass or arranged at" the back thereof, without involving departure l from the scope of my invention as claimed.

It will be gathered from the foregoing that \w henl the base 1 bearsg'a pieture, ornamental figure or other matter to be displayed, my

robbing said sand of its transparency incinovel artiele'of manufacture constitutes an ornamental device adapted to embellish,

either the interior or the exterior of a buildmg; and 1t Wlll alSO be appreciated that my improvements may be used on a map, calend'ar orthe like toenhance the finished appearancethereof and to serve as a match scratcheryalso that when desired the 1maprovenients may be made to serve the additionaljfunction. of an advertisin r medium in which event letterinp or printer matter Wlll be provided upon the face of the base 1 in lieu basemay;l'orinst'ance, be provided with the direction Scratch your, matches here, this with a View of lessening the liability of persons using the wall for match-seratelling purposes. e

' with a picture,

' and that the facility with device in or on which it is emlpkloyed, and is also adapted to serve as an e cient matchscratcher.

It will further be noted from the foregoing that all of the materials entering into my novel article are cheap and easily procurable, which the article may be made contributes materially to its ine ex ensiveness.

avin described my invention, what I claim an desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s:

1. An article of manufacture for the purpose described, comprising a base'bearing on its face a picture, advertising matter, directions, or other matter to be displayed, a layer of transparent binding material arranged on the face of the base and over the matter thereon, and a layer of commingled bronze and transparent sand arranged on and held by the layer of binding material.

2. An article of manufacture for the pur- Eose'descnbed, comprising a base of glass car ng a picture, advertising matter, directions, or other matter to be displa ed, a layer of transparent binding material arranged on the face of the base, and a layer of commingled bronze and transparent sand arranged on and held by the layer of binding material.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 40 in presence of two witnesses.

RALPH W. BOOTH. 

